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#376801voted by our readers
By vpaahi BRONZE
Madison, Wisconsin

teeth lay broken on the nightstand, strands of hair accompany footprints in the carpet, the birds outside the broken window sing an unknown melody, and the venom of the snake swims...
vpaahi BRONZE, Madison, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#376802 Poetry
By Jcox BRONZE
Macungie, Pennsylvania
Jcox BRONZE, Macungie, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"There's only about 6 inches that turns that halo into a noose"

#376803 Poetry
#376804 Poetry
Math MAG
By Anonymous
#376805 Poetry
By JDKirkland BRONZE
Cincinnati, Ohio
JDKirkland BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Some people never go crazy... what truly horrible lives they must lead..." -Charles Bukowski

#376806 Poetry
By frozen_heart PLATINUM
Ann Arbor, Michigan
frozen_heart PLATINUM, Ann Arbor, Michigan
32 articles 0 photos 6 comments
#376807 Poetry
EMis1123 GOLD, Hilliard, Ohio
16 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear through the search.&quot;<br /> ~Rick Riordan<br /> <br /> &quot;What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.&quot;<br /> ~Scott Westerfeld

#376808 Poetry
By riveraerika GOLD
West Allis, Wisconsin
riveraerika GOLD, West Allis, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
it is not the content of what you write about that makes literature enticing; it is the emotion you place into it

#376809 Poetry
By Kennetsoftball16 PLATINUM
Fryeburg, Maine
Kennetsoftball16 PLATINUM, Fryeburg, Maine
29 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life&#039;s a book only you can write it&quot;<br /> -Kennettsoftball16

#376810 Poetry
By Alycia. BRONZE
Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
Alycia. BRONZE, Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
4 articles 8 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.&rdquo; -- David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas